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£D* St ECEMBEH 3, 1884. C I TWO GKNT8. f . Tan Cent# P« Vwk. 768. 1850 I* PITTSTON. PA.. WEDNESDAY, rCMkly THE BATTLE BEGUN. IN MYSTERY. A DRAUGHT OF COLOGNE a jockey club scfteute.— SO NEAK, YET SO FAR. SLUGGING FOR CHARITY- Two charming gills w-tre dancinir "the racket'' in the streets. "What makes .you bo hap« pj?" a gentleman afked. ' Oli! our mas lt»»s throw i) away all our horrid medicine and we havo in'j to «ak« Dr, BiilljiOoujjh Syrup, and that aiu'i bad at all. • ' 4 * - Who Wu lDr. Ite Culro, the New Jen*} Vhe Secretary of the Mwj'l'vi'fl •( lub Sato- Hood Sport at the Horltiug Valley Rent- fit lu New York, 8a«jld»Y Chicago. Dec. 3, Fernanda tie Castro, who committed suicide on S-irrday iu"i hvu-l Cti Sawurk, N. J.; mmfcjn thi» city for Bayer*! years. He had grealMjiiguistic accomplishments and considerable fbadieaf skill. His antecedents were totally sliroudM in mystery. At times lie declared himsill an Italian count who liad abandoned vast estates (or some romantic cause; 'at others, a scion of u proud old Castilian family and or exile from bis birthplace becauso of political reasons; again, a Russian jrince, ftnJ at another time he Intimated that he was a Swedish noble who had presumed to differ materially with his king. Soma years ego he met the beautiful daughter of A. T. Spencer, the vessol ugent, and so imposed upon her youthful fancy with his assumption of great wealth and claims to distinguished lineage that she married him. Thieo children were born of this marriage, wKo now roe Me with their grapdparents at Waukegsn, HI Despite rerelatlras which could not fail to twsktn distrust, despite ill treatment and h8r husband's increasing habits of iiifoxicatiou, the devpted yowm. wife clung to tte man she «o rflldy ried until her ftmtfj cofcipellrt • h(iW*T the* terrible death of a woman WHO HAD BEEN DRINKING. Baj.tiiiobe, I)ep. 3.—Foriom# time I*** there Las been trouble brewing among the members of the MirylanTl Jockey club, ar.d a few weeks ago Major J. D. Ferguson, secretary of the club, annouhoed hit intention of resigning. Finally it developed into a factional fight. A meeting of the club was held and Gov. Botfie, who presided, tfated that the object of the meeting was to receive the resignation of Mr. Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson then read his letter of resignation, in which he said that it was no longer consi&tcnt with selfrjspect to hold the position of secretary because of effort* ,*n the part? of members of the executive committee to make his official life unpleasant. He said that Gov. Bowie, the president of the club, had interfered to lend the Loriilard stable to a horse owner for occupation as winter quarter*. It was 'intended to p*:t in the stable live yearling* from the west, and experience showed that disease frequently bioke out among such horses in tlio spring. On this account he refus« d the stable to the party. Gov. Bowii, in reply to this letter, said it would be Lest4o accept Ferguson's resignation. He that Ferguson's rude and in*;tftfog treatment owners, riders an I jockeys had b x ouie so unbearable as to deter many of them in bringing their (tables to Fimlico. Tlie governor then recited a number of alleged oflfens s jommitted by Ferguson, among which was »»-at Ferguson hnd refused to exchange complimentary badges with members of the Washington National club, as is the custom with all jockey clubs, because he was refused the office of secretary of that club. The resignation of Ferguson was then voted upjn, and resulted in the club's refusal to accept it. M»:j. Ferguson then roso to reiterate his intention to resign, but he was shouted dowu, and the meeting adjourned. warily Hut Down Ijirn. TEN MINUTES WORE A PRISONER WOULD HAVE BEEN AT LIBERTY. New Y« rk. Dr. 3.—An in mens ' attendance gather d lis' night. 11 wiimi u th ■ athletic exhibition hold Ull ior tho uu-.pice* of the Br.ok layers uniou for the l.enedt of tho Hoik III, Volley sufferers. AII the champions with tl.e txcrpliiji ot Bul.ivau took part, and tie spectators wen treated to Home rattling giove flifhb. Harry KIH aet»l as master of cereim nica. Bmooney and Clarke bdxel three rounds in excellent style. Sreve Taylor and Mike Cieary tlun api eared and gavo throe light rounds. During the intermission between these rounds, Xiito.e. 1 sprang upon th- stage and said that lie had cVvuio there w.th ihe intention of sparring either Cleary or Greenfield, anihas the former w as engaged an 1 tho latter out of thj citv ha would spar i.ny other man in the house. Mr. Hill then ] ropose 1 that Capt. Da'y should spar \viDh Mitcheil. PRELIMINARY BRUSH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. —r—# for a Stlmuimit She Swallows ■ A Hold Attempt Blade to Escape From the Jenwy City Jail !»y * Cheek Kaiser and Forger-Was There Cunulvance? The Doiii&v of ClncflRmtl'i United State* M.ti hli;v[ Call Forth Some Kloqueuce. Otlicr Marshals Also Prob- 1'lnt of Perftunery—A Cane Whioh ha* Some Mysterious Features In Connection Wltli It, Tariff ot No Tariff, That'* ths On— tic II P" .hltly be Investigated. It is the question upon which the coming Presidential campaign will lie fought It ■■ the question which liaa engaged the leading minds of'bolh (treat polilicul partiot (or the pa»t fifty years, except when overshadowed for a time by the great question of "Shall the Union be Preserved 1" We need to post oar•dives, and be prepared to vote underataadingly upon Ibis great question* While thaMq are honest differences of opinion, and while there is much that may be saidt both in favor of and against free trade, one thing is certain, and that Is, you cannot find a medicine that will cure Coughs, Golds, Asthma, or at y dta- * ease of the throat or lunga, equal to 0. 9., (Curtis' Cough Compound.) Try it. N*w Havbw, Deo. 8.—When the Naugatuck train stopped at the Derby depot, twelve mile* (rum here, on Thanksgiving afternoon a middle-aged lady looking to be 45 years old stepped off and sat |)C«n on the station steps. 8 e was well attired in"* dark, closely fitting dre s, a cloak with sealskin trimmings, and a neat bonnet. Bhe was evidently either drunk or nnder the influence of some powerful drug. After the train had started she sat there still, and in a few minutes put a smell hand valise under her head and went to sleep. There she lay uutil after dark, when Representative Jackion and' some friend) wakened- her. She was not in a condition to take care of bers If, and Dentist Josiyn volunteered to take Iter to his rqoms. Ti:e w hole party helped to td|e ynd Joalyn took charge Jkrsby City, Dec. &—-Between 2 and S A.m. Jailer Joyce, was Aroused by crie9 from one of the corridors in the jail on Jersey City Height*. It in unusual ffDr a casual prisoner held tor insanity to make un outcry in tbe night, but the cries tiiat called him from his l«d were s»v loud . s to disturb his Klcep. Drawing aside the slide of a little port-hole t! at commands a view cf the jail corridor, he shouted: Washington, Deo. 3.—In the house Mr. Foile t (O.J, as a question of privilege, presen C-d a resolution impeaching IjC»t Wright, United S.ates marshal in the southern di» tr.ct of Ohio, for having appointed a number ot deputy marshals at the state election, whp were armed w ith pistols, who encouf? a£«d fraudulent voting, intiniiduted voters anl committed other outrages in fnrther•nco of the interests of a political parly and its candidate. The resolution called upon *?Stop that noise there or I'll como after ye. * * Miss Eirtla Frsnees and Hugh McCoy, both of Pcnnxylvi'iiia, ha I a sot-to and had to he sciMi'nbxl. Jimmy Murray and Tom Allen thyn aiugged each other four three minute rounds, giving way to Prof. Laflin, who gave a line exhibition or clnbswinging. John McMnhonaiiJ James Crowley then entertained the audience with collar an I elbow wrestling. Charley Mitchell and Capt. J. C. Daly then hid their set-to which the feature of the cTeniug. In tlio firiDt round both ■lugged for nil they were north and the honors were easy. The srrond round was also Tery hot and Mitc'iell succeeded in blackening Daly's eye. lithe third round both got excited and Daly knocked Mitchell down with a right bander. Mitchell then got even by coloring Daly's other eye. Totii men were loudiy a; piandvJ. Joo C'oh'urn and Prof. Win. Clarice, 36 years old, gave the wind-up in three rounds. the committee on expoadiiurus in the depitrtmont of justice to investi'jato the charges. Mr. Keifer (O.) made a point of order against tho reception of the resolution. The resolution, ho said, was a proposition to investing e charges against offlcars of the United Statja. It was not a question of impeachment wldch wus premuited, and It w ould not niake tha resolution au order to "Arrata, Mr. Joyce," shouted a voice iu aiuwcr. "Coma down Tiore. It's locked in the colls we arc." Uu recognized lb* vdice as that of Kighi Mailman Fi'.ipetrick. The night ballmen rest iu cells Noa. 1 and 2, and Jailer Joyce understood at once tfaat.U tuey h a J beau locked in there was a serious revolt in tfid jail. (Io culled his official househould together. They armed themselTes with pistols an 1 descended to the corridor. Kitspatrick and ills assis-tant ha I i man were beating the bars of th; eel is in which they had sough) r.'sL The iron doors had been swung to and caught with au iron chain, which had been secured with padlocks. Across the open iron bars that guarded die closet a large niece ot black cloth Lad been spread. Drawing the curtain aside, (he jailor saw a bright light burning within A rope ladder had beep swung to the skylight overhead, and sawt and tools lay around the floor in profusion. An they threw back the curtains, they levelled their pistol* upon Bdward A. Oondlr.t, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges of forgery. . . * "Don't shoot, Mr. Joyoe," be exclaimod aa he advanced to the jaiilar with a saw held out for the juiler to receive it "It's ypl) lue. I'm sorry, but if you had given me ten miuutjs longer I would have been a free mail." Condict is a well known check rais -r and forger 'who has operated in various parts of the country. He was arreste.l some lime apo l y Policeman Coward, in Jersey Cil j. Ponding his trial be was kept in jail, and cssigneJ to steep in the same oell with a bigamist. When the cell was visited Fitzgerald lay in a deep sleep. He ha 1 probably been drugged. The heavy iron bars iu the door had been sawed away so as to allow the passage of a man's body. Thu bars of the closet had also been cut anay, and when Cundict was discovered nothing stood between himself and liberty but two slight bars across the skylight overhead. In the cell was found au assortment of the choicest tools known to jail breakers. He was put iu another oell and a guard was set over him. R. E. Cumm, Biz.gh*raion, N. Y,, , ! D- .1 » ' leave her. She died about throe ago at the house of hor father. Nothing more vm heartt or though "tlie strange Woman until yusterday, when Dr. T. B. Jawett, of was called to attend a woman who wa* suffering from alcoholism. When the doctor callel he -found her Buffering from delirium tremens. She wus exhausted physicully und talked very incoherently, so that he could make nothing out of her ravings. He thought that it waa an ordinary case of overindulgence, prescribed a mil I nervine an 1 departed. Nobody was le t with her in the rooms when the doctor went away. lay that it look»d towaf.i impeachment. Dr. Edmund An lrowa said this morning that he had instructed the olerk of tha faculty of the Chicago Medical college to telegraph to I ho coroner at Nawarlt..tC* learn if the roport was correct that Dr. De Cssiro willed Uia body to that institution. If th« roport should prove corrtCT,4he doctor said tho faculty would accept tho proposition. It was not uncommon, ha added, for medlC5al practitioners to make such a disposal of their bodies after death. Mr. F Dllelt said llmt iu the preparation of his I'l soiuu'on he lf'id a-loptjd the form forusi.e 1 liy the Tnirty-ninth congress, when iharges -were pre erred against President Yudrew Joliusun. Tho housj certainly had he right to inqulrj Mto the conduct of an Dfficer with a view o." impeaching an officer ivho.it it had u rig.it to impeach. The speaker said thut at the last session he lad decided that more proposition to inrestigato the conduct of a public officer, but which did not propose to Impeach him, was dot a nutter of privilege un.ler the rules of tho house or under the constitution of the United States. But the pettding resolution eontained an impeachment, tho resolution began with an impeachment, and brought lite resolution within the scope of a privileged question. Mr. Reed, of Maine, argued in support of tha point if o:d r, and Mr. Cox, of New York, agalust it. The speaker overrule.1 it. Mr. Ktlfer then wautcd the resolution* amended so as to investigate the whole situation hurroundlnc the marshal when he appointed the deputies. At that tlm •, he said, city officers, or men pretending to be officers, were arresting men by the hundreds simply because they were colored, ami keeping them lucke l up until the polls closed, lie wanted to m l ien the scope of the investigation. Mr. Pollett insisted tlmt the resolution was broad enough to give tlmt officer full opportunity to show his surroundings. J. D. Taylor (Q), Mr. Hiscock (N. Y.) and Mr. Ueed (Me.) urged thai, the soopo of the investigation should be widoued. Mr. Miller (Pa.) wanted to see it extended to the southern statu. Mr. Cox (N. Y.) and Mr. Converse (O.) spoke in support cf the resolute Du; and Mr. FoUett declared the charge that nogroos were prevented from voting to b) without foundatioli. The no ;iooj from Kentucky and Virginia brought in freight cars like cattle for the puriiosa of voting in Cincinnati were the only ones interfered with. W«J l» !iD Whan Dentist Josl/n entered later he found her in a fit with au empty pint cologns bottle on the floor. She hud apparently roamed around tho room trying to find some liquor to satisfy her cravings. She could And none and driven by her appetite, . she picked up the almost lull cologn D bottle milrt drank every drop. After the stimulating effect of the drink and her apasms had passed off, she went into a stupor, and became insensible. Joslyn tried to look after her hijnself and keep the knowledge of her oondltion secret, but ho could not arouse her, and a few minutes after 2 o'clock yesterday mrrrnin? he called Dr. Jewett again. The doctor stayed with her till near daybreak, when she a led. Dr. Jewett examined hor effects to find who she was. Ill one of thu pockets of her dress were found several bank books. One on the People's bunk, oi Now York, showed a credit $9U5. The others showed deposits of smaller amountr. The name in which the'deposita were made was Lydia E. Rushby. On a silver plate on the valise was the name Of Thomas Elmos. A man of that name lives oil Seymour avenue, Birmingham. Dr. Jewett celled t hero and found Mrs. Ebnee at Jiomr Mrs. Elmes knew the woman, who hart frequently visited hor before. She was astonished at hor condition, and ordered an undertaker to take charge of her remains. He put the body in d coffin and kept it till last evening, when her brother, who is employed in the Mott Haven iron works, arrived and took the body to Mott Haven. Her sister had previously telegraphed to Birmingham mfcking iliqairios, but had received no reply. On i'Viday last the woman way questioned by Joslyn as to how she came to Derby. She replied:- "All 1 know is th.tt I got a bottle of fciedicilie at a drug storo in New York before X started from there." The ixhib.tton was oui of the beat evei given in tills city, anil n sum was collected lor thu iuu:l for the Hockin; Valley miners. A WIFE'S DEyiCE. Shooting Herself so That Her Husband Probably LIU Grant & Ward's Scheme*. Might be' Suspected. Lokdok, Deo. 8—Col. Anilrew Jack ion Rogors, lat" of the Con federate army, was r.gain examined in flie London bankruptcy court Col. Rogers still instate tliat if tie bud been able to keep on with the American enterprises which ha was tcying to establish in London he would have ma te money tor himself and all the parties concerned, but ho admiite.l that he now owed tS.OOO nnd hail no ass.'U. Some of his creditors applied to have big examination conducted privately, as they feared that his revelations would complete the ruin of ttie enterprises in which they bad- embarked with hiin, and rom which thay still hoped to reaiizj someliiiiR. The however, was re.u» d, an.l the colonel's examination was listenel toby a large number of city men, most of wboni ha J taken stock in bis schemes. Attacked by Indians. Bostox. IV c. 3.—On Saturday night last Mrs. George Wentworth was mysteriously shot in her t.oiuo in SomervlHe, Her husband had loft hor, as he claim®, on aecount of her Jealous and dangerous disposition. On Saturday she received a note apparently signed by him and sent from Lynn, asking that she leave the door open until midnight, as he would be home. She did so, and was awakened in the night by the report of a pistol and a bullet in her side. Occupant* of the building did not hear the report, and she crept up stain to a family living there and told them she heard a man retreating after she was shot. Portland, Ore.. Dec. 8.—B. 1). Day, nu old realdohtCucar Poineroy, W. T., while going linnie with 1ms lour ehddien Sun lay n«a attacked Uy a party of drnuUeu luiam and narrowly escnpj i belug killed. Day and th. children took refuge in the timuer, and managed to keep (he In linns at bay till the sheriff and a posse arrived. About 40 shots .were fined. Two of the Inriiam were captured. The remainder of t to band escaped. A parly are now in close pursuit of the fugitives, i.ud if overtaken thoy will be dealt with xtouinaril/. Public feeling u deeply aroused by the outrage. Those who uDU liquor to tho Indians are greatly blaiuad. POWDER Absolutely Pure. The husband was, of course, suspected. He gave himself up, and some of the neiglibors wanted him hang without trial. It now appears, however, that he was in Lynn when tlie shooting took place, and there is little doubt f iat the' woman shot herself. Her insano jealousy, it is thought, prompted hor to plan so that lie would be held for her murder, if she died. The note froip Lynn was a forgery. The woman is not dead yet. but very low. Her iumtjand wa* admitted to. bail, and popular feeHng is strongly in his favor. T o woman had an infatuation for the man, and had attempted suicide twicJ*in his presence with laudanum. Trying to Aieofa Zcrm Burn's Murder. I.INCOL.x. 111., Dec. 3.—An attempt to assassinate O. A. Carpenter, accused of tlie murdor oi Z la Burn , was made here last night. Carpenter arrived in the city to dispose of some land he onus in Logan county. Whilu seated in an undertaker's office, with his back to ilie streot, William Burns, fatliei of the deal girl, a I p: uca -C1 and shot at him. Thd hull s.rui k an iron column and glanccd I ariulessly to one side. C»i-|DenUDr was inucli ogitated over the occurrence. Carpenter was accompanied lo his stopping place I y friends, wldie Burns proceeded home unmolested. CoL Rogers admitted that bis failure bad been caused by his heavy personal expenses, but he thought he had a right to live as he pleased. as he bad a considerable private income, and ha expected to mnke a great deal of fhonoy out of the companies which he was trying to float. He nas unable to state definitely the coat of his living in London, but he lived no more extravagantly than he had been accustomed to do in New York. When his private means guvo out, he said, he burrowed from his friends until his credit wa* exhausted, and now he is penniless. Thia powder never vanaa. A mar»ei of parity (trenrth and wholesomeoeas. Mora rooooaaloal chaa the ondinary klnas, and eannoi In aoM la competition with the multitude ef low teat, short Wriifht dnm or DbOSDtUttA MVdNI. lold wAf a pant Beyal lUkPn* Powder Co., 93 (treet. M. Y. ».'» Judge Knapp, in opening the December term of the court* made the attempt to. es* cape the subject of a special charge. He intimated that all the tools used by Condtci could not Lave been smuggled luto the jaii nor all the sawing done without the conivance of tue j ill deputies or some of theiu, and instructed the grand jurors to mak; a must rigid investigation i f the Blatter. Condict bus been frequently visited by two wuuieu, one of whom says she is his wife, una the other his enter. They are supposed to bare carried bis implements to him. Jl||gj s . i A Fraud on tlie Custom House. Pittsburg, Dec.'8.—Tho American Tin Plate association, of which John J&rrett is the ceueral agent, Jiaa discovered a direct evasiou of tho sections .of the- tariff la*» regulating the duty on tin plutea and* shoet irou. Last summer the appraisers' department of the Philadelphia custom house discovered that largj tin s'.iects were being entered as tin pi a tel. Tlie chief examiner rul d that they were tinned sheets, - and should bo entered under the rate of section 15 of the new tariff, which provides thy rates for plates and sheet iron. This ruling was affirmed by tho treasury department on JulyeM. Since that time these tinned sheets have not been imported through the Philadelphia custom house,, tut have been comiug invariably through tlie custom houses. CDf Now York and Boston us tiu plates. Mr. Jarrott is now preparing u statement with the intention of bringiug the matter before the secretary of the treasury so dearly tliatj the officers of all ports of entry will be instructed lo stop the rami, which amounts ui.nm'.lly to thousands of dollars, and is rapidly growing greater, as importers bav - Iteen very quick to grasp the ideu, and the shipments each week are larger thin those of the weok preceding. The resolutions wars then adopted without division. Kail road l-'sna to go Still Lower. Irish-American Independents Denounce O. D. Wise (Va.) asked unanimous consent to offer a resolution for an investigation of the conJuct of the Ualted States marshal for the eastern district of Virginia during the reeeut election. Mr. Bead, of Maine, object id. New Yor* D*c. 8.—It was reported' on Wall street late yestenlay afternoon tbat the Brie and New York Central railroads liad decided to rednrc*tl« passenger rale to Chicago to $8.50. On the Stock Exchange the last hour was merited by a depre-siou in prices, caused by unfavorable news concerning thai war iu rates, both of passengers and freight. .The understanding was tbat fare* on all the roads were to go still lower. Mr. Henry ftonett, general passenger agent for the West Shore company, made the following s.atcment for publication: "There is not the slightest foundation for the revrval of the old story tbat the Grand Trunk is to be induced to ceprive the West Snore of business intercl/«iigj at Suspension iii iage for a inonuy consideration." N*w York, Dee. &—At a meeting of the rvmimittee an organization of the Irish American Independent* at the A*tor house it was decided to continue the assembly district under the name of the IrUli-Americun Protection union. An e.tdroe* was fssAi vindicating the cOurte or th« Irish-American Independent voters nt'the late election, denouncing the English free trade theories wliirii have triumph'*! in this el -ction and urging vot.-rs to Iruit with ndlce In the future iio.juhu who is i leutiUodor in sympathy with tue CoUlen club. the Cobden Club. A Police Board's Dtleuuna. Mr. lieagan (Tex.) called up the interstate commerce Mill, aa(l the house dcclded to conlldor it. Mr. lleagan offered an a substitute for tiis bill reported by the committee on commerce last session the bill generally known as the "Reagan" bill, and entered into i n exhaustive comparison of the two luoasur.-a. The greatest defect in the committers bill, ho (aid, via* that it did not, for litany injuries to individuals, give them a direct le;»l or equitable remedy for wrongs done t em, but referred such matters to a rnil. ua i commission, whioh was to determine niuttni'j botvvejn tl.e wrong-doing railroad compacts end the government, and in many c s-; provide! no possible remedy. The substitute "ii the contrary gave complete letn. and C quilable remedies to the citizen for dv- rD* injury without dilay and through the court: of thd country. Another great im p;ov ment in the substitute over the committer bill lav in the fact that while the latter directed tho commission to inquire into tho method of puoliug and to report what Uyisli iiuu was needed on the subject, the f i m r absolutely prohibited such pooling. At the conclusion of Mr. lleagan's remarks thj house adjourned. Niw Yobk, -Bit-. 3.—It has just been leahied .that Mrs. Rushbyl* lid rue was at 330 West One Hundred and twenty iiftu street, this city. New Haven, Dec. 3.—Quito a commotion lion »as caused in the board of police commissioners last night by the lawyer of oue Boucher api*D»ring b.-tore the boiu-d with a claim 01' $3,500 for salary due as a policeman. Over two years ago Boucher was discharged from the force for stealing milk while ou dirty. At tl.e first hearing the case was adjourned until the next meeting. In the interim the policeman was discharged from lilt) lore*. Oniy three of the six oomuiisiuoners voted for his discharge. The bylaws provide that 110 cfll&-r shall be discharged except ou a maj rity vote. At three Is not a majirdy rota of tliCD full board,, it is clainuul that tlM polioeman't ulaiin is a lawful onj. The matler will b. mjttlod by the courU 'IUj policeniau's o - coming mid T tbo h'iaj of jwtit larceny is outlawed by ihJ iajiw of two years, and lto euQitot to proeecUied there or. Newark, Deo. 3.—The cheekiest swindle yet has just been brought to light by the arraignment of Jay Hayden on a charge ot obtaining money from Clara Delaney by moans of false representations. Hayilen, who is a blacksmith by trade, was tramping about the country, stopping at any place Mi ore he would be allowed to remain. In Heptembor last he inserted a "personol" in The New York World for a "permanent partner" with capital, and recoived a reply from Mrs. Clara Delaney, a Newark widow of means. To the widow he represented that he was the owner, ot* thousands of dollars wprth of real estate, and that he had a large deposit in the defuuet Si vings institute here. Ho wrote to her on a letter-head of tho New Jersey and Pennsylvania Mning company, whieli had on its face a name similar to liin as general manager. .Inafew days after receiving the first lottor from tho widow he borrowed 1600 from her, and Immediately began to live like a prince.* He sot up iiouse here, and on the night of the Cleveland parade he had gas jets and glotos put in every window of the house, making one o' the grandest exhibitions seen that night, and expressed regrets that lack ot tiino pre zented uim from using an electric light in-filace of each jet. Hayden was brought before Judge Lomax and committed in default of $1,000 bail. • , A Man of 8nbliine Cheek. This mtdMna, eomMohi(f iron with pure I:Ti!'p* I imI'S, l"'"!7 -*nd wStiS2£ la J Mnniki. TiTf Tawy , It la an un&iilnj rem»dy for Dkeaio C#' ■*■ K'fT5*?nv»lQ*M» for Dlioa»e« pecallai 1* Women, and «U who lead Mdentnry lives. It doea not injure .the teeth, cause headachelPI produce oon«MpaMon—oUUr Iron mtdlehut ilo A •300,000 Ftrs. New Yobk, Doc. 3.—At JO o'cjock lait night a Qrv broke out in the lar/u piano factory of J. & C. Fischer, No. 417 to 427 Wmt iJS.U struct The fluMien spiuvl witli jrD at i\,piiiity aud it »u only through th* '•C#r nn *ls effort* of a larjje force of firemen that the flr» Wfu pr.veutod from spreading to th« adjoining houso*. 'J lie loss, which iD partly covero 1 by iniunmc?, 1C estlnmte l at fryin S1JJ.000 to »2oo,(»J. Fully 40J men are thrown out of euip.oym.-n . The Montreal Ice Carnival. Montkeai- Dec. 8.—It has l«en decided to lurid (lie winter carnival during the wjek lie .'inning Jam.ary £8 The committee is. busy }u preparing attr.ctiojjp. The ioc palace v ill te larger, loftier ufld more eicfcorate. Tha curiors will pi'ovidi matches, and the Victoria Skating c u'i i: to give two of their riuowned fancy dress entertainments. The bail will bo thesei.sou'* society event of iliu:ri|L T o Kreuob "cittizeiH-ane t-iking great interest iu the Carnival, and among the novelties promised by them is a railway across the St. Lawrence river to J ho St. Aden island, where an Indian village is "to spring up with ite braves, squaws and papooses. It cnricho and purifies the blood, «ttmulaUs the appetite, aid* the aarimllatlon of M, re-' licvca Heartburn and Belchlug, aud ibeM'hr ens the muacles and net-re*. •* ' " For Intermittent Feyera. Lasaltude, Lack of Energy. *c-, It haa no equal. ■ »g~ The genuine baa atDQT* trade nark and c rosaed red line* on wrapper. Take no other. ■u.Mirv nonanucuckiUlMte* Haw UrumwUk W'suU ts »D• Annexed. A Firo Which Created Considerable Alarm St. John, N. B., Dec. a.—The board ol trade at au adjourned meeting this atternoon refused to adopt a re olution disavowing the annexatkyi sentiment on the part'of the A resolution was adopted declaring that confederation hod been au injury to the maritime provinces, and calling ou the governments and boards of trade of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to demand better terms of the Dominion government. Oil City. Fa., 3.—Mr. uud Mr*. Charlej lUitlieifoid, owners of a well in an uufreq.ieiit.xl pliicu uear Potrolia, while dsipin x iu tie l.oilur liom) of the well, wftr* chloroformed by i ojU-im wlio ha.l previously poisoned a faithful watchdog. When the vtctiwi rjcovjred oonscioiisn Dk they f und t.m (152 wui mining an 1 Mrs. Ruthorford's luxuriant hair hud been clipped close to her liea I. . .... . Her Hair Stolen by BiirgUn. Kew York, Eec. 3.—Shortly after6 o'clock last evening a fire, which for some time caused the greatest excitement and alarm, broke out in tiie Demurest .Studio building. Nos. 4 and 0 West Fourteenth street. Tlio building is five stories high, the ground floor being occupied by the Goodwin Gas Stove and .Veter company and the Denis Velvoteen company. The upper floors were occupied by the Dadies' Art association and a number of offices. Tho flamesspread with alarming rapidity, cutting off the escape from tho stain of the persons in the upjior part of tlie building, aui at on* tiin - It im feared th'ut a number ot persons would lose th;ir lives. The fire department was promptly on hand, and several persons were rescood from tlip upper windows. A number of others escaped by the roof to the adjoining building. The-loBS on stock and building is estimated at (10,000, which is covered by insurance in local companies. MUSIC HALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th. The Senate. Greatest Attraction of. the Smsm. After the reading of the journal in the Senate, Mr. \V. P, Sheffield, the new senator Upton, Ky., Dec. 8.—A double murder was committed at the residence of Alexander Wells, colored, near h.iv, at a dance on Saturday ni'glit, iu which Taylor Phillips and Rafj Hons d, loth colored, were the victims. Phillips asked Howard to loan him 135 cents an I was reluct. Howard being angered stabbe I Pnii:i is with a knife,, putting him so ba.ily ihat be ran out of the house and died. Howard, iu tryiug to cape, w.issuot in til ) back by Jamet Philips, coua.no Tiylor Pailiips, an I died a' lew minutes lute.-, P.iiKips is still at Double Murilor at a Dance. from P.ho .e Island, was sworn in. «D• A Woman'* Body la a Cellar. THE PUBLIC EN DO BSE IT. **. Chi r laid bifora tho sonatj tho annual re port i oi s.-crc ary ot the treasury and the comptr tier of tue currency. - ■. ■ The Open Switch Again. N«W York, Dec. 3.—The remuius of an unknown woman, whi sj features were not recognisable, «tn found in the cellar of the Carlton hous-, No. 80 Frankfort street. The case is at jit-will surrounded with considerable mystery, »ud the police are making a thorough investigation. MORRIS & POCKS*" Air. Vest offered a resolution directing an Investigation by the committee on Indian affairs into all teasss of lands in the Indian territory for grazing or other purpose* by Indian tribes. He had information, be said, fMng to show thatthose leases were obtained fr m the Indians by corruption, fraud and br.tiery. Mr. Conger hoped the resolution would l.c made sufficiently comprehensive to •fiord full protection te tbtf Indians, and in Order to afford time for preliminary examination atad consideration, ha desired the. mutter to go over for o ne day. The matter went over accordingly. Keokuk, Iowa, Dec, 8.—While a Chicago, Burlington and Quiucy engine was (witching stock cars here, a switch »«» left open. Tne Wabash pannon ball oaiue rushing along and dashed into the pony engine, H. L. Urcgsby, brakeman, and Scott P. Ounds, the fireman, bad their legs badly •rushed. Each will lose a leg. 'l be engines were nearly demolished. 1 Unravelling an Old Mystery. New and powerful dtama in fire acta and seven , Tableaux Buffalo, Dec. 8.—On April 2, 188J, a son of Dr. Bamber, ot Carlton, loft home for a tour ill the west, carrying a satchel ani i50 in currency, besides bills of exchiug« o:i his father. He was to stop thatnight. with his uncle, David Young, at Albion. During the evening ho entered a saloon ami engaged in throwing die* with au unknown man, whom ha beat at the game. The man was quarrelsome and threatened him..with violeuce if he did not give up the money. Young Bamber left tbe saloon, followed shortly by th« stranger, and has never sine* been seen. A day or bo ago a girl, who wai a mere child at the tiin*, made a statement that on the night in question she saw two men carrying a body in a blanket from a point on the bank of the canal near the saloon. The men saw her and threatened her with death if she told what she bad seen. They told her that it was the body of a oalf, but she says she oould see that it was that of a man. Tbe family have tekeo up the clue, and on* of Pinkert6n'*£et*cthres Is on th* ground. The Pover of Hoeey. Blaine In I»«tlHal-8DMti, Boston, D c. 81—Air. Blaine an! pa ty, includiii-fjmuui li. Blaine, jr., Mis* Dodge, Miss bSmrman, Mrs. and Mi«s Ootid win, eft for New \ ork at 1 p. M. rrn the Providence road. Mr. BliiiiA is In excellent health and spirits, hiiI wliili hers Catked freely to friends on the la o campiigu. To Maintain England's Naval Supremacy. large Aii Astonishing Cut of ijevotlon. T*tlu Dalian for .» Child's Lib, A NEW PLAY. London, Dec. 8.—Sir Thomas Brassey, K. C\ E., one of the junior lords of tho aduiiialty, made a-statement in tbe house of commons of the government's intentions in regard to strengthening the n4vy. The pro. pospls include expenditures of 919,125,000. for additional iron-el ads, cruisers and toep do boats; (4,134,600 for defences of cooliu stations; and (8,000,000 for additions to the ordsanc* equipment Tbe statement was well received. Lord Nortfabrook, 'n the iiouse made a similar statement at tlie government's policy. He was very emphatic in declaring that the ministry were resolved to maintain England's naval London, Pro, 8-—Ah astonishing case of devotion to the cause of fcfeigu missions Bai just occurred in London. A famous gentleman crickeer, Mr. Studd, who is a munibei of the First Murray eleven, recently inherited an enormous fortune, which bad been left to him by a relative, and Was given to In HI, according to the terms of tbe will, when he became 23 years of aje. lie luis now given tbe whole amount of bit) fortune to a foreign mission society, and is Linuelf going tu China to Ubor as a simple missionary. Hmv York, Dec. 3.—Joseph Lasak sued Henry Loeffler, a real estate dealer in*Williamsburg, for tA,OUO Homages for the Iocs of a child who was killed March 37 by failing into an excavation in front of some now build ngs owned by tho defendant, The case was tried befonu Judge McCue in tbe oity court, aud the plaintiff wag awarded a Vfnlict of $11 Splbhdidwkchakihm! Novkt. Erric-re! WAaWIrt- OICNT SCKNEHY! AJs'l) KlN* COMPAMVt «, f J Mi'. Milltr (N. V ) introduced a bill for $ e improvement of the harbor of New York. Tue bill directs the president faD appoint a board of superintendence of the harbor of Njw York, to consist of an army en ;ineer, a yivrtl officer and an officer ot the coast survey. The board is made a permanent organization. Air army or navy orile ,. to bo appointed by. the president, shall bj superintendent of the harbor and carry out the orders of the board. The board is directed to make an examination and survey of New York harbor and report to congress at its next session. THE GREAT INUNDATION SCEJIE! Washington, Dec. 8.—The court martial held another uneventful session. Argument on a motion (or the produc-ion Of the books of Bateumn & Go. consumed the greater part of the day and subsequentl j the cities examination of J. Stanley Brown was lasum.'i. The Swalm Court Martial. The French Market, New Orieane; Mississippi River, by Nlaht; The Bmr OUU "V» ueance Is Thine, O God The Sur-a In* Train on the Bend; Soow Orotuj, Mammoth 0»v. Kg.; The Horseshoe Bead; AftsgftSjr Mountains, etcetc. Msrvels of 8ta?o Meefcan ism. Modal of 8oento Beauty, CONDENSED NEWS. Diphtheria is raging in epidemic form In some parts of Wisconsin. A Mysterious Poisoning Case. llnwanl Kuilivau, the colored murderer of Ella Watson, was bung at Salem, N. J,, yesterday. Arrested for Kinbezsllng htste Funds. 22 COMEDY, PATHQ8 AND SENSATION Dayton, 0., Dec. 3.— A mysterious case of poisening resulting in the death of Dedj ick Hanson, lias occurre.l nere. Mr. Hanson m»d bis wife both retired fceii.ig well, but hi less than one hour tlie husband and wife lay dy.ng from the effects of poi9on. A physician wus summoned. H .tu-oii died at a A. M. lut slight hopes are entertainxd of tbe wife's r, covery, The ca»e is shrouaed In tbe deepest myslery. Richmond. Va., Dec. W. K Smith, chief clerk in the first auditor's oiilce, was last night arrested for einhessling money br» longing to the state, thj amount being U, W4. u;Dremacy, The athletic committee of Harvard faculty recommend the abolition of football as being loo brutal. Combine to make this the SRoceeaful Drama of* the Day. . Mr. Hawley introduced a bill for the relief of the sufferers by tho n reck of the Tallapoosa. The bill provides that there shall' be Ei.l to them the following sums: To the utcn n; commander, the two lieuteant*, the ensign, the passed assistant engiueor and the parsed assistant paymaster, $1,000 each; to the three mates, the carpenter and tl)e p ly c erk, $700 each, and to lAie other sur- T.vors i.f th) wreck $100 each. *It also proyideq that th$ legal fepreqeutatiyes of Su-- pemi Ulack, poaman O'DoniK-ll and Lauds qia!i Fcstor, wholoit their livej in th? d:s- •K.DOO for his InJsriaa Lancaster, Fa., Dec.. &—The posse, in pursuit of the Buzzard gang of thieves on the Welsh mountains have abandoned the search. No trace ha* been discovered of Buzzard sfnfce Saturday's fight, and it is believed that ho has either left the vicinity or is in hiding with friend*. For the first time in sfvi rai week* no robberies were reported .'e.it rd xj morning from the eastern uction iDi the county. . V V Abandoning the Buzzard Chase. YouNCSrowN, O., Dec. 3.—The jury in the case of Engineer John Fltslmtnon* against the Pennsylvania Railway cempany, for injuries received, returned a verdict intfaVoi' of Fitzimmbife for $27,380. Shortly after the nceident which made Fitnimmons a cripple for life, the company offered him f 18,000 to settle, ' which hj refuse 1 and •l-ourht suit for $50,000 damages. The ca*- ■is tried herq last summer. Fit{siinmous ■ miin:; a verdict for $28,000. Tli«'comiy immediately asked for u new trial, re- Sci ace ball of the Madieon, Wis., university bas been burned. The loss wilt probably be *350,000.- * ffj*" N otb.—The pubho are aspired that ever/ scene will bo presented as advertised. N*w York, Dec. 51-.The Farmers' Notional bank at Uuklianll, lit., has suspended. The bank -y?*a. organix D i in 1871, and had S paid up aipital of $50,000. A national Bank Suspend*, A nopbew and annt cam* from. England to Milwaukee to get married, because tbe English law* forbid such liwriagee, although tbe relationship, in existed only by marriage. PRICKS AS USUAL. Diagram opens Wednesday, Deo. Sd, at» a, na The Brooklyn Jail Kobb*rs Arreeted. Another Tenant hr Lowell's Shoes. New V('Kit, Dec. &—John McKeon, alias Red McCue, John Donoyan, und William Pettioone, ihq three meh who pn the evening of November 25 broke illto tile |Ciiig.i county Jail uiul tbe tafft of Iieoriy (3,000, were orrastpd by C«ut|u( oftjee' detectives andloclfef! up qt ppjice headquarters. Thojnt'H are well jiuown to tho police a, ilosiiei ate burglars and tMoyos. London, D.c, il—It is rejorle I here that A bra in Hewitt, of New York, is the probable uiccwsor ot United States Minister Lowell. ESTRAY. i Bjinud a H*ci Injured Kan. RkaDINO, Fa., Dec. 8.—A correspondent has had with Mart Buzzard, Ab*'» on the Welsh mountains. Mart say* that Abe if in hiding; that he sees his wife and children often; that he is trying to be honest; that Philadelphia and Now York thieves are doing the stealing and that Abe is getting desperate and. will kill sonu one before ha I* taken, Hon. ». A. '"*» given (50,0M) to McUill l(niverslty, Montreal, for the high -r eUucati.lii of womaDV This ii thj tuc..n.l C1»- uatioti of a like auto out or the saiuu |)itvt»ie given by Mr. Smith, Came to the premises of the suhssrtkar, As Plttaton, on the 1Mb Inst., a Bound dug, which the owner can obtain by proving property and P& RUDOLPH JTCXNER. filter, Klmll receive a sum equal to ouq year'; «ea i ay of cacb fit those persons, in addition to vi hatevcr sum umy have bwn due theni Ot Iho time of their death. ,i.i.iiig as above. New Haven'* Nfw Mayor. The OMeag* Hleetlon Contest. FriDOfdU, I I., D-c. a—Gov. Hamilton has just deeded thnt Liman i* elected and will iseas the certificate tr him. Nbw Havbx, Dep. jl—The q{ ih:s city ele cited Cfeprge a|. mayor by 1.214 majority; Timothy Crowley, city clerk, by 8,90(1. majority; John W, Lake, city paditov, by U.Vtm majority, and llcrmanu* M* Welch, treasurer, by 2,Hlti majority. Thore was no opposition candidate to TCmua« Mollis (Democrat) for city Bheriff. T.ie Dmoerats elected eigUtaldeV. men and the U'l ub-icani four, the Democrats "1 uud the Republicans 16 ooun- Alexander Burt In, Yioe--preaWent« af tbe insolvent Cxpb«uge hank of Mm'real lias bt*en sentenced to ten d:iy*i imprisonment for having used bis poaitiou toobt»in un l* preference over other grvXttor*. Burths is a ntillioiKtira. Mo.en. A b'aok and fawn colored hound" dot. a boat * yeaY and a half oM, wag itolfiiitun m« oa th» 18th Of NovemOMr. A miitaul« tnarf will ha paid for Ws return ar Information tm wfl! 1trad to hta recovery. K. D. EACO* PepuUUcttn 6«W»tp CDucn», l.iuloa Compliment* |k* fn«li|«ii, London, Dep. 8.—The Standard praises . I.lent Arthur's messan, and says it is .. rtliy of its gnat author, The president's . iiiiiiendatjons as to the neutrality laws re very gratifying to England. If Preaii tit Vr'liur is able to check tbe automatic .C leas i of silver dollars, ha will deserve the „ :.ti utU of his country. A New Foe Iter France to light. Shanghai. ID»W S.—Thn cholera In mktu out among the Kronch noMicrs In tl « Praacli tt.-i-t *. Form »*. Wakhikotok. Dec. li. .-Immediately after aijoui'nmwt the Republican senators *ent into caucus on the readjustment of tho committee*. After a few miuutes deliberation it was dacided to reeomtaeiuJ the np ointmant of Senator Manderson, of Jtebrosl a, a* chairman of the committee on printing. \*ice Anthony, dac ase I. 1 Jos to*, Dac. 8.—Many prominent actors attended th* funeral of Qr, Qrlaado Thompson, of the Boston theatre. The floral offering* were profoee and beautiful. * Bet. Sdward Everett Hale officiated. Actor* at a Funeral* The bouse of Bev. George H. Ball, tha Buffalo clergyman, who flzurad so promt nentlv during tha last election. Jyw been attacked b; a gang of rough* Chunks of coal w re hurled through the windoiA, fright**- Ing tha occupants badly. Wi«t Pl'lBtoa, No*. 28, )«t4. ' fmer Among Ike Itrlttali Troop*. qbobqb s nun, VTTCENKT AT-LAW Cmbo, D«C. 8. —Two liniidrel of iliu Bt-I'. «h troops at Wudy Haifa arc J(| tatcrio iev«r. oilmen.

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£D* St ECEMBEH 3, 1884. C I TWO GKNT8. f . Tan Cent# P« Vwk. 768. 1850 I* PITTSTON. PA.. WEDNESDAY, rCMkly THE BATTLE BEGUN. IN MYSTERY. A DRAUGHT OF COLOGNE a jockey club scfteute.— SO NEAK, YET SO FAR. SLUGGING FOR CHARITY- Two charming gills w-tre dancinir "the racket'' in the streets. "What makes .you bo hap« pj?" a gentleman afked. ' Oli! our mas lt»»s throw i) away all our horrid medicine and we havo in'j to «ak« Dr, BiilljiOoujjh Syrup, and that aiu'i bad at all. • ' 4 * - Who Wu lDr. Ite Culro, the New Jen*} Vhe Secretary of the Mwj'l'vi'fl •( lub Sato- Hood Sport at the Horltiug Valley Rent- fit lu New York, 8a«jld»Y Chicago. Dec. 3, Fernanda tie Castro, who committed suicide on S-irrday iu"i hvu-l Cti Sawurk, N. J.; mmfcjn thi» city for Bayer*! years. He had grealMjiiguistic accomplishments and considerable fbadieaf skill. His antecedents were totally sliroudM in mystery. At times lie declared himsill an Italian count who liad abandoned vast estates (or some romantic cause; 'at others, a scion of u proud old Castilian family and or exile from bis birthplace becauso of political reasons; again, a Russian jrince, ftnJ at another time he Intimated that he was a Swedish noble who had presumed to differ materially with his king. Soma years ego he met the beautiful daughter of A. T. Spencer, the vessol ugent, and so imposed upon her youthful fancy with his assumption of great wealth and claims to distinguished lineage that she married him. Thieo children were born of this marriage, wKo now roe Me with their grapdparents at Waukegsn, HI Despite rerelatlras which could not fail to twsktn distrust, despite ill treatment and h8r husband's increasing habits of iiifoxicatiou, the devpted yowm. wife clung to tte man she «o rflldy ried until her ftmtfj cofcipellrt • h(iW*T the* terrible death of a woman WHO HAD BEEN DRINKING. Baj.tiiiobe, I)ep. 3.—Foriom# time I*** there Las been trouble brewing among the members of the MirylanTl Jockey club, ar.d a few weeks ago Major J. D. Ferguson, secretary of the club, annouhoed hit intention of resigning. Finally it developed into a factional fight. A meeting of the club was held and Gov. Botfie, who presided, tfated that the object of the meeting was to receive the resignation of Mr. Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson then read his letter of resignation, in which he said that it was no longer consi&tcnt with selfrjspect to hold the position of secretary because of effort* ,*n the part? of members of the executive committee to make his official life unpleasant. He said that Gov. Bowie, the president of the club, had interfered to lend the Loriilard stable to a horse owner for occupation as winter quarter*. It was 'intended to p*:t in the stable live yearling* from the west, and experience showed that disease frequently bioke out among such horses in tlio spring. On this account he refus« d the stable to the party. Gov. Bowii, in reply to this letter, said it would be Lest4o accept Ferguson's resignation. He that Ferguson's rude and in*;tftfog treatment owners, riders an I jockeys had b x ouie so unbearable as to deter many of them in bringing their (tables to Fimlico. Tlie governor then recited a number of alleged oflfens s jommitted by Ferguson, among which was »»-at Ferguson hnd refused to exchange complimentary badges with members of the Washington National club, as is the custom with all jockey clubs, because he was refused the office of secretary of that club. The resignation of Ferguson was then voted upjn, and resulted in the club's refusal to accept it. M»:j. Ferguson then roso to reiterate his intention to resign, but he was shouted dowu, and the meeting adjourned. warily Hut Down Ijirn. TEN MINUTES WORE A PRISONER WOULD HAVE BEEN AT LIBERTY. New Y« rk. Dr. 3.—An in mens ' attendance gather d lis' night. 11 wiimi u th ■ athletic exhibition hold Ull ior tho uu-.pice* of the Br.ok layers uniou for the l.enedt of tho Hoik III, Volley sufferers. AII the champions with tl.e txcrpliiji ot Bul.ivau took part, and tie spectators wen treated to Home rattling giove flifhb. Harry KIH aet»l as master of cereim nica. Bmooney and Clarke bdxel three rounds in excellent style. Sreve Taylor and Mike Cieary tlun api eared and gavo throe light rounds. During the intermission between these rounds, Xiito.e. 1 sprang upon th- stage and said that lie had cVvuio there w.th ihe intention of sparring either Cleary or Greenfield, anihas the former w as engaged an 1 tho latter out of thj citv ha would spar i.ny other man in the house. Mr. Hill then ] ropose 1 that Capt. Da'y should spar \viDh Mitcheil. PRELIMINARY BRUSH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. —r—# for a Stlmuimit She Swallows ■ A Hold Attempt Blade to Escape From the Jenwy City Jail !»y * Cheek Kaiser and Forger-Was There Cunulvance? The Doiii&v of ClncflRmtl'i United State* M.ti hli;v[ Call Forth Some Kloqueuce. Otlicr Marshals Also Prob- 1'lnt of Perftunery—A Cane Whioh ha* Some Mysterious Features In Connection Wltli It, Tariff ot No Tariff, That'* ths On— tic II P" .hltly be Investigated. It is the question upon which the coming Presidential campaign will lie fought It ■■ the question which liaa engaged the leading minds of'bolh (treat polilicul partiot (or the pa»t fifty years, except when overshadowed for a time by the great question of "Shall the Union be Preserved 1" We need to post oar•dives, and be prepared to vote underataadingly upon Ibis great question* While thaMq are honest differences of opinion, and while there is much that may be saidt both in favor of and against free trade, one thing is certain, and that Is, you cannot find a medicine that will cure Coughs, Golds, Asthma, or at y dta- * ease of the throat or lunga, equal to 0. 9., (Curtis' Cough Compound.) Try it. N*w Havbw, Deo. 8.—When the Naugatuck train stopped at the Derby depot, twelve mile* (rum here, on Thanksgiving afternoon a middle-aged lady looking to be 45 years old stepped off and sat |)C«n on the station steps. 8 e was well attired in"* dark, closely fitting dre s, a cloak with sealskin trimmings, and a neat bonnet. Bhe was evidently either drunk or nnder the influence of some powerful drug. After the train had started she sat there still, and in a few minutes put a smell hand valise under her head and went to sleep. There she lay uutil after dark, when Representative Jackion and' some friend) wakened- her. She was not in a condition to take care of bers If, and Dentist Josiyn volunteered to take Iter to his rqoms. Ti:e w hole party helped to td|e ynd Joalyn took charge Jkrsby City, Dec. &—-Between 2 and S A.m. Jailer Joyce, was Aroused by crie9 from one of the corridors in the jail on Jersey City Height*. It in unusual ffDr a casual prisoner held tor insanity to make un outcry in tbe night, but the cries tiiat called him from his l«d were s»v loud . s to disturb his Klcep. Drawing aside the slide of a little port-hole t! at commands a view cf the jail corridor, he shouted: Washington, Deo. 3.—In the house Mr. Foile t (O.J, as a question of privilege, presen C-d a resolution impeaching IjC»t Wright, United S.ates marshal in the southern di» tr.ct of Ohio, for having appointed a number ot deputy marshals at the state election, whp were armed w ith pistols, who encouf? a£«d fraudulent voting, intiniiduted voters anl committed other outrages in fnrther•nco of the interests of a political parly and its candidate. The resolution called upon *?Stop that noise there or I'll como after ye. * * Miss Eirtla Frsnees and Hugh McCoy, both of Pcnnxylvi'iiia, ha I a sot-to and had to he sciMi'nbxl. Jimmy Murray and Tom Allen thyn aiugged each other four three minute rounds, giving way to Prof. Laflin, who gave a line exhibition or clnbswinging. John McMnhonaiiJ James Crowley then entertained the audience with collar an I elbow wrestling. Charley Mitchell and Capt. J. C. Daly then hid their set-to which the feature of the cTeniug. In tlio firiDt round both ■lugged for nil they were north and the honors were easy. The srrond round was also Tery hot and Mitc'iell succeeded in blackening Daly's eye. lithe third round both got excited and Daly knocked Mitchell down with a right bander. Mitchell then got even by coloring Daly's other eye. Totii men were loudiy a; piandvJ. Joo C'oh'urn and Prof. Win. Clarice, 36 years old, gave the wind-up in three rounds. the committee on expoadiiurus in the depitrtmont of justice to investi'jato the charges. Mr. Keifer (O.) made a point of order against tho reception of the resolution. The resolution, ho said, was a proposition to investing e charges against offlcars of the United Statja. It was not a question of impeachment wldch wus premuited, and It w ould not niake tha resolution au order to "Arrata, Mr. Joyce," shouted a voice iu aiuwcr. "Coma down Tiore. It's locked in the colls we arc." Uu recognized lb* vdice as that of Kighi Mailman Fi'.ipetrick. The night ballmen rest iu cells Noa. 1 and 2, and Jailer Joyce understood at once tfaat.U tuey h a J beau locked in there was a serious revolt in tfid jail. (Io culled his official househould together. They armed themselTes with pistols an 1 descended to the corridor. Kitspatrick and ills assis-tant ha I i man were beating the bars of th; eel is in which they had sough) r.'sL The iron doors had been swung to and caught with au iron chain, which had been secured with padlocks. Across the open iron bars that guarded die closet a large niece ot black cloth Lad been spread. Drawing the curtain aside, (he jailor saw a bright light burning within A rope ladder had beep swung to the skylight overhead, and sawt and tools lay around the floor in profusion. An they threw back the curtains, they levelled their pistol* upon Bdward A. Oondlr.t, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges of forgery. . . * "Don't shoot, Mr. Joyoe," be exclaimod aa he advanced to the jaiilar with a saw held out for the juiler to receive it "It's ypl) lue. I'm sorry, but if you had given me ten miuutjs longer I would have been a free mail." Condict is a well known check rais -r and forger 'who has operated in various parts of the country. He was arreste.l some lime apo l y Policeman Coward, in Jersey Cil j. Ponding his trial be was kept in jail, and cssigneJ to steep in the same oell with a bigamist. When the cell was visited Fitzgerald lay in a deep sleep. He ha 1 probably been drugged. The heavy iron bars iu the door had been sawed away so as to allow the passage of a man's body. Thu bars of the closet had also been cut anay, and when Cundict was discovered nothing stood between himself and liberty but two slight bars across the skylight overhead. In the cell was found au assortment of the choicest tools known to jail breakers. He was put iu another oell and a guard was set over him. R. E. Cumm, Biz.gh*raion, N. Y,, , ! D- .1 » ' leave her. She died about throe ago at the house of hor father. Nothing more vm heartt or though "tlie strange Woman until yusterday, when Dr. T. B. Jawett, of was called to attend a woman who wa* suffering from alcoholism. When the doctor callel he -found her Buffering from delirium tremens. She wus exhausted physicully und talked very incoherently, so that he could make nothing out of her ravings. He thought that it waa an ordinary case of overindulgence, prescribed a mil I nervine an 1 departed. Nobody was le t with her in the rooms when the doctor went away. lay that it look»d towaf.i impeachment. Dr. Edmund An lrowa said this morning that he had instructed the olerk of tha faculty of the Chicago Medical college to telegraph to I ho coroner at Nawarlt..tC* learn if the roport was correct that Dr. De Cssiro willed Uia body to that institution. If th« roport should prove corrtCT,4he doctor said tho faculty would accept tho proposition. It was not uncommon, ha added, for medlC5al practitioners to make such a disposal of their bodies after death. Mr. F Dllelt said llmt iu the preparation of his I'l soiuu'on he lf'id a-loptjd the form forusi.e 1 liy the Tnirty-ninth congress, when iharges -were pre erred against President Yudrew Joliusun. Tho housj certainly had he right to inqulrj Mto the conduct of an Dfficer with a view o." impeaching an officer ivho.it it had u rig.it to impeach. The speaker said thut at the last session he lad decided that more proposition to inrestigato the conduct of a public officer, but which did not propose to Impeach him, was dot a nutter of privilege un.ler the rules of tho house or under the constitution of the United States. But the pettding resolution eontained an impeachment, tho resolution began with an impeachment, and brought lite resolution within the scope of a privileged question. Mr. Reed, of Maine, argued in support of tha point if o:d r, and Mr. Cox, of New York, agalust it. The speaker overrule.1 it. Mr. Ktlfer then wautcd the resolution* amended so as to investigate the whole situation hurroundlnc the marshal when he appointed the deputies. At that tlm •, he said, city officers, or men pretending to be officers, were arresting men by the hundreds simply because they were colored, ami keeping them lucke l up until the polls closed, lie wanted to m l ien the scope of the investigation. Mr. Pollett insisted tlmt the resolution was broad enough to give tlmt officer full opportunity to show his surroundings. J. D. Taylor (Q), Mr. Hiscock (N. Y.) and Mr. Ueed (Me.) urged thai, the soopo of the investigation should be widoued. Mr. Miller (Pa.) wanted to see it extended to the southern statu. Mr. Cox (N. Y.) and Mr. Converse (O.) spoke in support cf the resolute Du; and Mr. FoUett declared the charge that nogroos were prevented from voting to b) without foundatioli. The no ;iooj from Kentucky and Virginia brought in freight cars like cattle for the puriiosa of voting in Cincinnati were the only ones interfered with. W«J l» !iD Whan Dentist Josl/n entered later he found her in a fit with au empty pint cologns bottle on the floor. She hud apparently roamed around tho room trying to find some liquor to satisfy her cravings. She could And none and driven by her appetite, . she picked up the almost lull cologn D bottle milrt drank every drop. After the stimulating effect of the drink and her apasms had passed off, she went into a stupor, and became insensible. Joslyn tried to look after her hijnself and keep the knowledge of her oondltion secret, but ho could not arouse her, and a few minutes after 2 o'clock yesterday mrrrnin? he called Dr. Jewett again. The doctor stayed with her till near daybreak, when she a led. Dr. Jewett examined hor effects to find who she was. Ill one of thu pockets of her dress were found several bank books. One on the People's bunk, oi Now York, showed a credit $9U5. The others showed deposits of smaller amountr. The name in which the'deposita were made was Lydia E. Rushby. On a silver plate on the valise was the name Of Thomas Elmos. A man of that name lives oil Seymour avenue, Birmingham. Dr. Jewett celled t hero and found Mrs. Ebnee at Jiomr Mrs. Elmes knew the woman, who hart frequently visited hor before. She was astonished at hor condition, and ordered an undertaker to take charge of her remains. He put the body in d coffin and kept it till last evening, when her brother, who is employed in the Mott Haven iron works, arrived and took the body to Mott Haven. Her sister had previously telegraphed to Birmingham mfcking iliqairios, but had received no reply. On i'Viday last the woman way questioned by Joslyn as to how she came to Derby. She replied:- "All 1 know is th.tt I got a bottle of fciedicilie at a drug storo in New York before X started from there." The ixhib.tton was oui of the beat evei given in tills city, anil n sum was collected lor thu iuu:l for the Hockin; Valley miners. A WIFE'S DEyiCE. Shooting Herself so That Her Husband Probably LIU Grant & Ward's Scheme*. Might be' Suspected. Lokdok, Deo. 8—Col. Anilrew Jack ion Rogors, lat" of the Con federate army, was r.gain examined in flie London bankruptcy court Col. Rogers still instate tliat if tie bud been able to keep on with the American enterprises which ha was tcying to establish in London he would have ma te money tor himself and all the parties concerned, but ho admiite.l that he now owed tS.OOO nnd hail no ass.'U. Some of his creditors applied to have big examination conducted privately, as they feared that his revelations would complete the ruin of ttie enterprises in which they bad- embarked with hiin, and rom which thay still hoped to reaiizj someliiiiR. The however, was re.u» d, an.l the colonel's examination was listenel toby a large number of city men, most of wboni ha J taken stock in bis schemes. Attacked by Indians. Bostox. IV c. 3.—On Saturday night last Mrs. George Wentworth was mysteriously shot in her t.oiuo in SomervlHe, Her husband had loft hor, as he claim®, on aecount of her Jealous and dangerous disposition. On Saturday she received a note apparently signed by him and sent from Lynn, asking that she leave the door open until midnight, as he would be home. She did so, and was awakened in the night by the report of a pistol and a bullet in her side. Occupant* of the building did not hear the report, and she crept up stain to a family living there and told them she heard a man retreating after she was shot. Portland, Ore.. Dec. 8.—B. 1). Day, nu old realdohtCucar Poineroy, W. T., while going linnie with 1ms lour ehddien Sun lay n«a attacked Uy a party of drnuUeu luiam and narrowly escnpj i belug killed. Day and th. children took refuge in the timuer, and managed to keep (he In linns at bay till the sheriff and a posse arrived. About 40 shots .were fined. Two of the Inriiam were captured. The remainder of t to band escaped. A parly are now in close pursuit of the fugitives, i.ud if overtaken thoy will be dealt with xtouinaril/. Public feeling u deeply aroused by the outrage. Those who uDU liquor to tho Indians are greatly blaiuad. POWDER Absolutely Pure. The husband was, of course, suspected. He gave himself up, and some of the neiglibors wanted him hang without trial. It now appears, however, that he was in Lynn when tlie shooting took place, and there is little doubt f iat the' woman shot herself. Her insano jealousy, it is thought, prompted hor to plan so that lie would be held for her murder, if she died. The note froip Lynn was a forgery. The woman is not dead yet. but very low. Her iumtjand wa* admitted to. bail, and popular feeHng is strongly in his favor. T o woman had an infatuation for the man, and had attempted suicide twicJ*in his presence with laudanum. Trying to Aieofa Zcrm Burn's Murder. I.INCOL.x. 111., Dec. 3.—An attempt to assassinate O. A. Carpenter, accused of tlie murdor oi Z la Burn , was made here last night. Carpenter arrived in the city to dispose of some land he onus in Logan county. Whilu seated in an undertaker's office, with his back to ilie streot, William Burns, fatliei of the deal girl, a I p: uca -C1 and shot at him. Thd hull s.rui k an iron column and glanccd I ariulessly to one side. C»i-|DenUDr was inucli ogitated over the occurrence. Carpenter was accompanied lo his stopping place I y friends, wldie Burns proceeded home unmolested. CoL Rogers admitted that bis failure bad been caused by his heavy personal expenses, but he thought he had a right to live as he pleased. as he bad a considerable private income, and ha expected to mnke a great deal of fhonoy out of the companies which he was trying to float. He nas unable to state definitely the coat of his living in London, but he lived no more extravagantly than he had been accustomed to do in New York. When his private means guvo out, he said, he burrowed from his friends until his credit wa* exhausted, and now he is penniless. Thia powder never vanaa. A mar»ei of parity (trenrth and wholesomeoeas. Mora rooooaaloal chaa the ondinary klnas, and eannoi In aoM la competition with the multitude ef low teat, short Wriifht dnm or DbOSDtUttA MVdNI. lold wAf a pant Beyal lUkPn* Powder Co., 93 (treet. M. Y. ».'» Judge Knapp, in opening the December term of the court* made the attempt to. es* cape the subject of a special charge. He intimated that all the tools used by Condtci could not Lave been smuggled luto the jaii nor all the sawing done without the conivance of tue j ill deputies or some of theiu, and instructed the grand jurors to mak; a must rigid investigation i f the Blatter. Condict bus been frequently visited by two wuuieu, one of whom says she is his wife, una the other his enter. They are supposed to bare carried bis implements to him. Jl||gj s . i A Fraud on tlie Custom House. Pittsburg, Dec.'8.—Tho American Tin Plate association, of which John J&rrett is the ceueral agent, Jiaa discovered a direct evasiou of tho sections .of the- tariff la*» regulating the duty on tin plutea and* shoet irou. Last summer the appraisers' department of the Philadelphia custom house discovered that largj tin s'.iects were being entered as tin pi a tel. Tlie chief examiner rul d that they were tinned sheets, - and should bo entered under the rate of section 15 of the new tariff, which provides thy rates for plates and sheet iron. This ruling was affirmed by tho treasury department on JulyeM. Since that time these tinned sheets have not been imported through the Philadelphia custom house,, tut have been comiug invariably through tlie custom houses. CDf Now York and Boston us tiu plates. Mr. Jarrott is now preparing u statement with the intention of bringiug the matter before the secretary of the treasury so dearly tliatj the officers of all ports of entry will be instructed lo stop the rami, which amounts ui.nm'.lly to thousands of dollars, and is rapidly growing greater, as importers bav - Iteen very quick to grasp the ideu, and the shipments each week are larger thin those of the weok preceding. The resolutions wars then adopted without division. Kail road l-'sna to go Still Lower. Irish-American Independents Denounce O. D. Wise (Va.) asked unanimous consent to offer a resolution for an investigation of the conJuct of the Ualted States marshal for the eastern district of Virginia during the reeeut election. Mr. Bead, of Maine, object id. New Yor* D*c. 8.—It was reported' on Wall street late yestenlay afternoon tbat the Brie and New York Central railroads liad decided to rednrc*tl« passenger rale to Chicago to $8.50. On the Stock Exchange the last hour was merited by a depre-siou in prices, caused by unfavorable news concerning thai war iu rates, both of passengers and freight. .The understanding was tbat fare* on all the roads were to go still lower. Mr. Henry ftonett, general passenger agent for the West Shore company, made the following s.atcment for publication: "There is not the slightest foundation for the revrval of the old story tbat the Grand Trunk is to be induced to ceprive the West Snore of business intercl/«iigj at Suspension iii iage for a inonuy consideration." N*w York, Dee. &—At a meeting of the rvmimittee an organization of the Irish American Independent* at the A*tor house it was decided to continue the assembly district under the name of the IrUli-Americun Protection union. An e.tdroe* was fssAi vindicating the cOurte or th« Irish-American Independent voters nt'the late election, denouncing the English free trade theories wliirii have triumph'*! in this el -ction and urging vot.-rs to Iruit with ndlce In the future iio.juhu who is i leutiUodor in sympathy with tue CoUlen club. the Cobden Club. A Police Board's Dtleuuna. Mr. lieagan (Tex.) called up the interstate commerce Mill, aa(l the house dcclded to conlldor it. Mr. lleagan offered an a substitute for tiis bill reported by the committee on commerce last session the bill generally known as the "Reagan" bill, and entered into i n exhaustive comparison of the two luoasur.-a. The greatest defect in the committers bill, ho (aid, via* that it did not, for litany injuries to individuals, give them a direct le;»l or equitable remedy for wrongs done t em, but referred such matters to a rnil. ua i commission, whioh was to determine niuttni'j botvvejn tl.e wrong-doing railroad compacts end the government, and in many c s-; provide! no possible remedy. The substitute "ii the contrary gave complete letn. and C quilable remedies to the citizen for dv- rD* injury without dilay and through the court: of thd country. Another great im p;ov ment in the substitute over the committer bill lav in the fact that while the latter directed tho commission to inquire into tho method of puoliug and to report what Uyisli iiuu was needed on the subject, the f i m r absolutely prohibited such pooling. At the conclusion of Mr. lleagan's remarks thj house adjourned. Niw Yobk, -Bit-. 3.—It has just been leahied .that Mrs. Rushbyl* lid rue was at 330 West One Hundred and twenty iiftu street, this city. New Haven, Dec. 3.—Quito a commotion lion »as caused in the board of police commissioners last night by the lawyer of oue Boucher api*D»ring b.-tore the boiu-d with a claim 01' $3,500 for salary due as a policeman. Over two years ago Boucher was discharged from the force for stealing milk while ou dirty. At tl.e first hearing the case was adjourned until the next meeting. In the interim the policeman was discharged from lilt) lore*. Oniy three of the six oomuiisiuoners voted for his discharge. The bylaws provide that 110 cfll&-r shall be discharged except ou a maj rity vote. At three Is not a majirdy rota of tliCD full board,, it is clainuul that tlM polioeman't ulaiin is a lawful onj. The matler will b. mjttlod by the courU 'IUj policeniau's o - coming mid T tbo h'iaj of jwtit larceny is outlawed by ihJ iajiw of two years, and lto euQitot to proeecUied there or. Newark, Deo. 3.—The cheekiest swindle yet has just been brought to light by the arraignment of Jay Hayden on a charge ot obtaining money from Clara Delaney by moans of false representations. Hayilen, who is a blacksmith by trade, was tramping about the country, stopping at any place Mi ore he would be allowed to remain. In Heptembor last he inserted a "personol" in The New York World for a "permanent partner" with capital, and recoived a reply from Mrs. Clara Delaney, a Newark widow of means. To the widow he represented that he was the owner, ot* thousands of dollars wprth of real estate, and that he had a large deposit in the defuuet Si vings institute here. Ho wrote to her on a letter-head of tho New Jersey and Pennsylvania Mning company, whieli had on its face a name similar to liin as general manager. .Inafew days after receiving the first lottor from tho widow he borrowed 1600 from her, and Immediately began to live like a prince.* He sot up iiouse here, and on the night of the Cleveland parade he had gas jets and glotos put in every window of the house, making one o' the grandest exhibitions seen that night, and expressed regrets that lack ot tiino pre zented uim from using an electric light in-filace of each jet. Hayden was brought before Judge Lomax and committed in default of $1,000 bail. • , A Man of 8nbliine Cheek. This mtdMna, eomMohi(f iron with pure I:Ti!'p* I imI'S, l"'"!7 -*nd wStiS2£ la J Mnniki. TiTf Tawy , It la an un&iilnj rem»dy for Dkeaio C#' ■*■ K'fT5*?nv»lQ*M» for Dlioa»e« pecallai 1* Women, and «U who lead Mdentnry lives. It doea not injure .the teeth, cause headachelPI produce oon«MpaMon—oUUr Iron mtdlehut ilo A •300,000 Ftrs. New Yobk, Doc. 3.—At JO o'cjock lait night a Qrv broke out in the lar/u piano factory of J. & C. Fischer, No. 417 to 427 Wmt iJS.U struct The fluMien spiuvl witli jrD at i\,piiiity aud it »u only through th* '•C#r nn *ls effort* of a larjje force of firemen that the flr» Wfu pr.veutod from spreading to th« adjoining houso*. 'J lie loss, which iD partly covero 1 by iniunmc?, 1C estlnmte l at fryin S1JJ.000 to »2oo,(»J. Fully 40J men are thrown out of euip.oym.-n . The Montreal Ice Carnival. Montkeai- Dec. 8.—It has l«en decided to lurid (lie winter carnival during the wjek lie .'inning Jam.ary £8 The committee is. busy }u preparing attr.ctiojjp. The ioc palace v ill te larger, loftier ufld more eicfcorate. Tha curiors will pi'ovidi matches, and the Victoria Skating c u'i i: to give two of their riuowned fancy dress entertainments. The bail will bo thesei.sou'* society event of iliu:ri|L T o Kreuob "cittizeiH-ane t-iking great interest iu the Carnival, and among the novelties promised by them is a railway across the St. Lawrence river to J ho St. Aden island, where an Indian village is "to spring up with ite braves, squaws and papooses. It cnricho and purifies the blood, «ttmulaUs the appetite, aid* the aarimllatlon of M, re-' licvca Heartburn and Belchlug, aud ibeM'hr ens the muacles and net-re*. •* ' " For Intermittent Feyera. Lasaltude, Lack of Energy. *c-, It haa no equal. ■ »g~ The genuine baa atDQT* trade nark and c rosaed red line* on wrapper. Take no other. ■u.Mirv nonanucuckiUlMte* Haw UrumwUk W'suU ts »D• Annexed. A Firo Which Created Considerable Alarm St. John, N. B., Dec. a.—The board ol trade at au adjourned meeting this atternoon refused to adopt a re olution disavowing the annexatkyi sentiment on the part'of the A resolution was adopted declaring that confederation hod been au injury to the maritime provinces, and calling ou the governments and boards of trade of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to demand better terms of the Dominion government. Oil City. Fa., 3.—Mr. uud Mr*. Charlej lUitlieifoid, owners of a well in an uufreq.ieiit.xl pliicu uear Potrolia, while dsipin x iu tie l.oilur liom) of the well, wftr* chloroformed by i ojU-im wlio ha.l previously poisoned a faithful watchdog. When the vtctiwi rjcovjred oonscioiisn Dk they f und t.m (152 wui mining an 1 Mrs. Ruthorford's luxuriant hair hud been clipped close to her liea I. . .... . Her Hair Stolen by BiirgUn. Kew York, Eec. 3.—Shortly after6 o'clock last evening a fire, which for some time caused the greatest excitement and alarm, broke out in tiie Demurest .Studio building. Nos. 4 and 0 West Fourteenth street. Tlio building is five stories high, the ground floor being occupied by the Goodwin Gas Stove and .Veter company and the Denis Velvoteen company. The upper floors were occupied by the Dadies' Art association and a number of offices. Tho flamesspread with alarming rapidity, cutting off the escape from tho stain of the persons in the upjior part of tlie building, aui at on* tiin - It im feared th'ut a number ot persons would lose th;ir lives. The fire department was promptly on hand, and several persons were rescood from tlip upper windows. A number of others escaped by the roof to the adjoining building. The-loBS on stock and building is estimated at (10,000, which is covered by insurance in local companies. MUSIC HALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th. The Senate. Greatest Attraction of. the Smsm. After the reading of the journal in the Senate, Mr. \V. P, Sheffield, the new senator Upton, Ky., Dec. 8.—A double murder was committed at the residence of Alexander Wells, colored, near h.iv, at a dance on Saturday ni'glit, iu which Taylor Phillips and Rafj Hons d, loth colored, were the victims. Phillips asked Howard to loan him 135 cents an I was reluct. Howard being angered stabbe I Pnii:i is with a knife,, putting him so ba.ily ihat be ran out of the house and died. Howard, iu tryiug to cape, w.issuot in til ) back by Jamet Philips, coua.no Tiylor Pailiips, an I died a' lew minutes lute.-, P.iiKips is still at Double Murilor at a Dance. from P.ho .e Island, was sworn in. «D• A Woman'* Body la a Cellar. THE PUBLIC EN DO BSE IT. **. Chi r laid bifora tho sonatj tho annual re port i oi s.-crc ary ot the treasury and the comptr tier of tue currency. - ■. ■ The Open Switch Again. N«W York, Dec. 3.—The remuius of an unknown woman, whi sj features were not recognisable, «tn found in the cellar of the Carlton hous-, No. 80 Frankfort street. The case is at jit-will surrounded with considerable mystery, »ud the police are making a thorough investigation. MORRIS & POCKS*" Air. Vest offered a resolution directing an Investigation by the committee on Indian affairs into all teasss of lands in the Indian territory for grazing or other purpose* by Indian tribes. He had information, be said, fMng to show thatthose leases were obtained fr m the Indians by corruption, fraud and br.tiery. Mr. Conger hoped the resolution would l.c made sufficiently comprehensive to •fiord full protection te tbtf Indians, and in Order to afford time for preliminary examination atad consideration, ha desired the. mutter to go over for o ne day. The matter went over accordingly. Keokuk, Iowa, Dec, 8.—While a Chicago, Burlington and Quiucy engine was (witching stock cars here, a switch »«» left open. Tne Wabash pannon ball oaiue rushing along and dashed into the pony engine, H. L. Urcgsby, brakeman, and Scott P. Ounds, the fireman, bad their legs badly •rushed. Each will lose a leg. 'l be engines were nearly demolished. 1 Unravelling an Old Mystery. New and powerful dtama in fire acta and seven , Tableaux Buffalo, Dec. 8.—On April 2, 188J, a son of Dr. Bamber, ot Carlton, loft home for a tour ill the west, carrying a satchel ani i50 in currency, besides bills of exchiug« o:i his father. He was to stop thatnight. with his uncle, David Young, at Albion. During the evening ho entered a saloon ami engaged in throwing die* with au unknown man, whom ha beat at the game. The man was quarrelsome and threatened him..with violeuce if he did not give up the money. Young Bamber left tbe saloon, followed shortly by th« stranger, and has never sine* been seen. A day or bo ago a girl, who wai a mere child at the tiin*, made a statement that on the night in question she saw two men carrying a body in a blanket from a point on the bank of the canal near the saloon. The men saw her and threatened her with death if she told what she bad seen. They told her that it was the body of a oalf, but she says she oould see that it was that of a man. Tbe family have tekeo up the clue, and on* of Pinkert6n'*£et*cthres Is on th* ground. The Pover of Hoeey. Blaine In I»«tlHal-8DMti, Boston, D c. 81—Air. Blaine an! pa ty, includiii-fjmuui li. Blaine, jr., Mis* Dodge, Miss bSmrman, Mrs. and Mi«s Ootid win, eft for New \ ork at 1 p. M. rrn the Providence road. Mr. BliiiiA is In excellent health and spirits, hiiI wliili hers Catked freely to friends on the la o campiigu. To Maintain England's Naval Supremacy. large Aii Astonishing Cut of ijevotlon. T*tlu Dalian for .» Child's Lib, A NEW PLAY. London, Dec. 8.—Sir Thomas Brassey, K. C\ E., one of the junior lords of tho aduiiialty, made a-statement in tbe house of commons of the government's intentions in regard to strengthening the n4vy. The pro. pospls include expenditures of 919,125,000. for additional iron-el ads, cruisers and toep do boats; (4,134,600 for defences of cooliu stations; and (8,000,000 for additions to the ordsanc* equipment Tbe statement was well received. Lord Nortfabrook, 'n the iiouse made a similar statement at tlie government's policy. He was very emphatic in declaring that the ministry were resolved to maintain England's naval London, Pro, 8-—Ah astonishing case of devotion to the cause of fcfeigu missions Bai just occurred in London. A famous gentleman crickeer, Mr. Studd, who is a munibei of the First Murray eleven, recently inherited an enormous fortune, which bad been left to him by a relative, and Was given to In HI, according to the terms of tbe will, when he became 23 years of aje. lie luis now given tbe whole amount of bit) fortune to a foreign mission society, and is Linuelf going tu China to Ubor as a simple missionary. Hmv York, Dec. 3.—Joseph Lasak sued Henry Loeffler, a real estate dealer in*Williamsburg, for tA,OUO Homages for the Iocs of a child who was killed March 37 by failing into an excavation in front of some now build ngs owned by tho defendant, The case was tried befonu Judge McCue in tbe oity court, aud the plaintiff wag awarded a Vfnlict of $11 Splbhdidwkchakihm! Novkt. Erric-re! WAaWIrt- OICNT SCKNEHY! AJs'l) KlN* COMPAMVt «, f J Mi'. Milltr (N. V ) introduced a bill for $ e improvement of the harbor of New York. Tue bill directs the president faD appoint a board of superintendence of the harbor of Njw York, to consist of an army en ;ineer, a yivrtl officer and an officer ot the coast survey. The board is made a permanent organization. Air army or navy orile ,. to bo appointed by. the president, shall bj superintendent of the harbor and carry out the orders of the board. The board is directed to make an examination and survey of New York harbor and report to congress at its next session. THE GREAT INUNDATION SCEJIE! Washington, Dec. 8.—The court martial held another uneventful session. Argument on a motion (or the produc-ion Of the books of Bateumn & Go. consumed the greater part of the day and subsequentl j the cities examination of J. Stanley Brown was lasum.'i. The Swalm Court Martial. The French Market, New Orieane; Mississippi River, by Nlaht; The Bmr OUU "V» ueance Is Thine, O God The Sur-a In* Train on the Bend; Soow Orotuj, Mammoth 0»v. Kg.; The Horseshoe Bead; AftsgftSjr Mountains, etcetc. Msrvels of 8ta?o Meefcan ism. Modal of 8oento Beauty, CONDENSED NEWS. Diphtheria is raging in epidemic form In some parts of Wisconsin. A Mysterious Poisoning Case. llnwanl Kuilivau, the colored murderer of Ella Watson, was bung at Salem, N. J,, yesterday. Arrested for Kinbezsllng htste Funds. 22 COMEDY, PATHQ8 AND SENSATION Dayton, 0., Dec. 3.— A mysterious case of poisening resulting in the death of Dedj ick Hanson, lias occurre.l nere. Mr. Hanson m»d bis wife both retired fceii.ig well, but hi less than one hour tlie husband and wife lay dy.ng from the effects of poi9on. A physician wus summoned. H .tu-oii died at a A. M. lut slight hopes are entertainxd of tbe wife's r, covery, The ca»e is shrouaed In tbe deepest myslery. Richmond. Va., Dec. W. K Smith, chief clerk in the first auditor's oiilce, was last night arrested for einhessling money br» longing to the state, thj amount being U, W4. u;Dremacy, The athletic committee of Harvard faculty recommend the abolition of football as being loo brutal. Combine to make this the SRoceeaful Drama of* the Day. . Mr. Hawley introduced a bill for the relief of the sufferers by tho n reck of the Tallapoosa. The bill provides that there shall' be Ei.l to them the following sums: To the utcn n; commander, the two lieuteant*, the ensign, the passed assistant engiueor and the parsed assistant paymaster, $1,000 each; to the three mates, the carpenter and tl)e p ly c erk, $700 each, and to lAie other sur- T.vors i.f th) wreck $100 each. *It also proyideq that th$ legal fepreqeutatiyes of Su-- pemi Ulack, poaman O'DoniK-ll and Lauds qia!i Fcstor, wholoit their livej in th? d:s- •K.DOO for his InJsriaa Lancaster, Fa., Dec.. &—The posse, in pursuit of the Buzzard gang of thieves on the Welsh mountains have abandoned the search. No trace ha* been discovered of Buzzard sfnfce Saturday's fight, and it is believed that ho has either left the vicinity or is in hiding with friend*. For the first time in sfvi rai week* no robberies were reported .'e.it rd xj morning from the eastern uction iDi the county. . V V Abandoning the Buzzard Chase. YouNCSrowN, O., Dec. 3.—The jury in the case of Engineer John Fltslmtnon* against the Pennsylvania Railway cempany, for injuries received, returned a verdict intfaVoi' of Fitzimmbife for $27,380. Shortly after the nceident which made Fitnimmons a cripple for life, the company offered him f 18,000 to settle, ' which hj refuse 1 and •l-ourht suit for $50,000 damages. The ca*- ■is tried herq last summer. Fit{siinmous ■ miin:; a verdict for $28,000. Tli«'comiy immediately asked for u new trial, re- Sci ace ball of the Madieon, Wis., university bas been burned. The loss wilt probably be *350,000.- * ffj*" N otb.—The pubho are aspired that ever/ scene will bo presented as advertised. N*w York, Dec. 51-.The Farmers' Notional bank at Uuklianll, lit., has suspended. The bank -y?*a. organix D i in 1871, and had S paid up aipital of $50,000. A national Bank Suspend*, A nopbew and annt cam* from. England to Milwaukee to get married, because tbe English law* forbid such liwriagee, although tbe relationship, in existed only by marriage. PRICKS AS USUAL. Diagram opens Wednesday, Deo. Sd, at» a, na The Brooklyn Jail Kobb*rs Arreeted. Another Tenant hr Lowell's Shoes. New V('Kit, Dec. &—John McKeon, alias Red McCue, John Donoyan, und William Pettioone, ihq three meh who pn the evening of November 25 broke illto tile |Ciiig.i county Jail uiul tbe tafft of Iieoriy (3,000, were orrastpd by C«ut|u( oftjee' detectives andloclfef! up qt ppjice headquarters. Thojnt'H are well jiuown to tho police a, ilosiiei ate burglars and tMoyos. London, D.c, il—It is rejorle I here that A bra in Hewitt, of New York, is the probable uiccwsor ot United States Minister Lowell. ESTRAY. i Bjinud a H*ci Injured Kan. RkaDINO, Fa., Dec. 8.—A correspondent has had with Mart Buzzard, Ab*'» on the Welsh mountains. Mart say* that Abe if in hiding; that he sees his wife and children often; that he is trying to be honest; that Philadelphia and Now York thieves are doing the stealing and that Abe is getting desperate and. will kill sonu one before ha I* taken, Hon. ». A. '"*» given (50,0M) to McUill l(niverslty, Montreal, for the high -r eUucati.lii of womaDV This ii thj tuc..n.l C1»- uatioti of a like auto out or the saiuu |)itvt»ie given by Mr. Smith, Came to the premises of the suhssrtkar, As Plttaton, on the 1Mb Inst., a Bound dug, which the owner can obtain by proving property and P& RUDOLPH JTCXNER. filter, Klmll receive a sum equal to ouq year'; «ea i ay of cacb fit those persons, in addition to vi hatevcr sum umy have bwn due theni Ot Iho time of their death. ,i.i.iiig as above. New Haven'* Nfw Mayor. The OMeag* Hleetlon Contest. FriDOfdU, I I., D-c. a—Gov. Hamilton has just deeded thnt Liman i* elected and will iseas the certificate tr him. Nbw Havbx, Dep. jl—The q{ ih:s city ele cited Cfeprge a|. mayor by 1.214 majority; Timothy Crowley, city clerk, by 8,90(1. majority; John W, Lake, city paditov, by U.Vtm majority, and llcrmanu* M* Welch, treasurer, by 2,Hlti majority. Thore was no opposition candidate to TCmua« Mollis (Democrat) for city Bheriff. T.ie Dmoerats elected eigUtaldeV. men and the U'l ub-icani four, the Democrats "1 uud the Republicans 16 ooun- Alexander Burt In, Yioe--preaWent« af tbe insolvent Cxpb«uge hank of Mm'real lias bt*en sentenced to ten d:iy*i imprisonment for having used bis poaitiou toobt»in un l* preference over other grvXttor*. Burths is a ntillioiKtira. Mo.en. A b'aok and fawn colored hound" dot. a boat * yeaY and a half oM, wag itolfiiitun m« oa th» 18th Of NovemOMr. A miitaul« tnarf will ha paid for Ws return ar Information tm wfl! 1trad to hta recovery. K. D. EACO* PepuUUcttn 6«W»tp CDucn», l.iuloa Compliment* |k* fn«li|«ii, London, Dep. 8.—The Standard praises . I.lent Arthur's messan, and says it is .. rtliy of its gnat author, The president's . iiiiiiendatjons as to the neutrality laws re very gratifying to England. If Preaii tit Vr'liur is able to check tbe automatic .C leas i of silver dollars, ha will deserve the „ :.ti utU of his country. A New Foe Iter France to light. Shanghai. ID»W S.—Thn cholera In mktu out among the Kronch noMicrs In tl « Praacli tt.-i-t *. Form »*. Wakhikotok. Dec. li. .-Immediately after aijoui'nmwt the Republican senators *ent into caucus on the readjustment of tho committee*. After a few miuutes deliberation it was dacided to reeomtaeiuJ the np ointmant of Senator Manderson, of Jtebrosl a, a* chairman of the committee on printing. \*ice Anthony, dac ase I. 1 Jos to*, Dac. 8.—Many prominent actors attended th* funeral of Qr, Qrlaado Thompson, of the Boston theatre. The floral offering* were profoee and beautiful. * Bet. Sdward Everett Hale officiated. Actor* at a Funeral* The bouse of Bev. George H. Ball, tha Buffalo clergyman, who flzurad so promt nentlv during tha last election. Jyw been attacked b; a gang of rough* Chunks of coal w re hurled through the windoiA, fright**- Ing tha occupants badly. Wi«t Pl'lBtoa, No*. 28, )«t4. ' fmer Among Ike Itrlttali Troop*. qbobqb s nun, VTTCENKT AT-LAW Cmbo, D«C. 8. —Two liniidrel of iliu Bt-I'. «h troops at Wudy Haifa arc J(| tatcrio iev«r. oilmen.